About two thousand feet (598 meters) below the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, remotely operated vehicle Hercules encountered a magnificent sperm whale.

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About two thousand feet (598 meters) below the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, remotely operated vehicle Hercules encountered a magnificent sperm whale.

The scientists operating the ROV were recording footage when it happened.

The whale circled Hercules several times and gave our cameras the chance to capture some incredible footage of this beautiful creature. Encounters between sperm whales and ROVs are incredibly rare. E/V Nautilus is exploring the ocean studying biology, geology, archeology, and more.

http://boingboing.net/2015/06/06/rare-ocean-encounter-between-s.html/feed0The microscopic world of corals [video]http://boingboing.net/2013/07/21/the-microscopic-world-of-coral.html
http://boingboing.net/2013/07/21/the-microscopic-world-of-coral.html#commentsSun, 21 Jul 2013 18:20:56 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=244095[Video Link] Here's an amazing video from PBS Digital Studios' “Under H2O” series, with micro images of corals.
Corals are beautiful when seen through your own eyes in sunlight, but for scientists at the University of Hawaii, seeing corals in this manner is not enough.]]>

Corals are beautiful when seen through your own eyes in sunlight, but for scientists at the University of Hawaii, seeing corals in this manner is not enough. They are using a revolutionary new tool called a laser scanning confocal microscope to take photographs of corals that are one part art and one part science. In this episode, they take us along for a ride with this amazing new technology and show us corals in a way we have never seen them before.

]]>http://boingboing.net/2013/07/21/the-microscopic-world-of-coral.html/feed0Short film about Intertidal ocean lifehttp://boingboing.net/2013/06/07/short-film-about.html
http://boingboing.net/2013/06/07/short-film-about.html#commentsFri, 07 Jun 2013 17:12:47 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=234745PBS Digital Studios has launched a biweekly series called Under H2O, and the first episode is called "The Intertidal." It's only five minutes long, and well worth watching.]]>

PBS Digital Studios has launched a biweekly series called Under H2O, and the first episode is called "The Intertidal." It's only five minutes long, and well worth watching.

‘The Intertidal’ features rare underwater footage of a part of the marine world that often goes unexplored by scientists and cameramen alike: the intertidal. In this episode, Dr. Musburger and his team take cameras underwater as they sneak into this largely unexplored habitat during the short window of time when the tide is out and tide pools are accessible. With unmatched wave energy, temperature fluctuations, and salinity changes, only the hardiest plans and animals survive.

]]>http://boingboing.net/2013/06/07/short-film-about.html/feed9Video of cool undersea jelly blobhttp://boingboing.net/2012/05/17/video-of-cool-undersea-jelly-b.html
http://boingboing.net/2012/05/17/video-of-cool-undersea-jelly-b.html#commentsThu, 17 May 2012 14:00:15 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=161333
[Video Link] Steve Haddock, a research scientist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (as well as a MAKE contributor, and co-author of a great book called Practical Computing for Biologists) just posted this video about a weird and wonderful jelly called the scyphomedusa Deepstaria.]]>[Video Link] Steve Haddock, a research scientist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (as well as a MAKE contributor, and co-author of a great book called Practical Computing for Biologists) just posted this video about a weird and wonderful jelly called the scyphomedusa Deepstaria.

If you like what you see here, visit Jellywatch, Steve's citizen-science website about jellies.